Rupee climbs to 3-month high of 48.68 against dollar
Mumbai : The Indian rupee climbed to a three-month high of 48.68 against the dollar on the back of continued inflows of funds by…
Google has right to remove content, court told
New Delhi : The contention of Google that it was not aware of the content hosted on the search engine and its subsidiary company…
Supreme Court cancels 2G telecom licences during Raja tenure
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Thursday cancelled all 122 licences granted to telecom firms during the tenure of former communications minister A. Raja…
UN asks China to suspend resettlement of Tibetan nomads
Dharamsala : The UN has asked China to suspend non-voluntary resettlement of Tibetan nomadic herders from their traditional lands and to support them with…
Bent on laptops, spondylitis afflicting India’s young
New Delhi : Shweta Arya was 29 years old when she first had a back problem. Ignored initially, her pain spread upwards and aggravated…
Writer, artist, environmentalist and Karmapa
Dharamsala : Controversies have not overshadowed the artistic skills of Tibetan religious head and 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje. The 26-year-old monk not only…
Ian Chappell says Lara better than Ponting and Tendulkar
Sydney : Former Australian captain Ian Chappell rates Brian Lara as a superior batsman to the resurgent Ricky Ponting and little master Sachin Tendulkar….
Will Mayawati’s magic work in 2012? Pundits doubtful
New Delhi : Her rock solid Dalit support may still be intact. But with charges of corruption and poor governance enveloping her, Chief Minister…
Prosecuting corrupt officials: court sets deadline for government
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Tuesday set the government a three-month deadline for sanctioning public servants under the Prevention of Corruption Act. The…
Record voting in Uttarakhand
Dehradun : Bright sunshine, and the consequent let up in the cold conditions, resulted in the highest turnout of voters in the Himalayan state…